I think Middle Age started at about 34 for me, that's when I started having health issues that were internal rather than because of falls or running into things.
And what's the fun in becoming an immortal demon if you're not regular, am I right?
The Mayor ,'End of Days'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 11, 2012 6:18:23 am PDT #376 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Fred Pete - Apr 11, 2012 6:23:00 am PDT #377 of 30001
Ann, that's a ferret.
I'm pushing 50 (hard) and I definitely feel middle aged. Sometimes well beyond. I'm not sure when it started, but I'm definitely there.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 11, 2012 6:35:49 am PDT #378 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I'm going to be 46 in July and defnitely feeling middle-aged, mostly due to all the aches and pains I get in my legs/feet. When those are feeling OK, I feel like I might not quite be there yet.
And yet? I still don't know what I want to do when I grow up. I've been at the same company for 18 years, been doing variations on the same job since 2000 and I still don't feel like I'm out in the real world yet. People are weird.
Burrell - Apr 11, 2012 6:42:51 am PDT #379 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Happy birthday Owen!
And OK maybe it's just me but I feel like we should be giving middle age a few props as well. My life is comfortable, more comfortable now than when I was in my mid-twenties, and certainly more settled--in a good way. And middle age appears to impact cognition in good ways, not bad.
tommyrot - Apr 11, 2012 6:43:44 am PDT #380 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Every Candidate who claimed to be endorsed by God has dropped out
New York Magazine’s Dan Amira notes that every candidate who proclaimed that God had told them to run for the presidency has lost. Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry, and finally Rick Santorum all claimed at some point that God had endorsed them, yet they all lost to Mitt Romney.
Gudanov - Apr 11, 2012 6:46:13 am PDT #381 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry, and finally Rick Santorum all claimed at some point that God had endorsed them, yet they all lost to Mitt Romney.
Clearly, the Mormons are the ones who've gotten it right.
I'm sure that some of Santorum's hardcore supporters are disappointed in having to choose between a Mormon and a Muslim.
Burrell - Apr 11, 2012 6:48:45 am PDT #382 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Clearly, the Mormons are the ones who've gotten it right.
South Park will back you up on that, if memory serves.
brenda m - Apr 11, 2012 6:54:27 am PDT #383 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Kat, was there a new Good Wife Sunday night?
Lee - Apr 11, 2012 6:59:33 am PDT #384 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
And middle age appears to impact cognition in good ways, not bad.
So maybe it is just the tamoxifen?
Amy - Apr 11, 2012 7:03:28 am PDT #385 of 30001
Because books.
Middle age feels like where I am right now. Getting up in the morning requires a lot of stretching and a lot of ouch. Although we also need a new mattress, so there's that.